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Tag: Pharmacology

PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS theracys bcg

BCG for Urinary Bladder Cancer and BCG sepsis

Epomedicine, Dec 30, 2015

The objectives of intravesical therapy in bladder cancer is to: avoid post-TURB (Transurethral resection of bladder) implantation of tumor cells eradicate residual disease prevent tumor recurrence delay or reduce tumor progression Indications of BCG in bladder cancer: Intravesical treatment and prophylaxis of bladder CIS Prophylaxis of primary or recurrent stage Ta and/or…

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Principles of Chemotherapy

Epomedicine, Dec 26, 2015Jul 2, 2016

Master the knowledge of clinically relevant cell cycle to understand the principles of chemotherapy. Tumors that are highly responsive to chemotherapeutic agents (e.g., testicular cancer, lymphomas) tend to have a very rapid doubling time compared to tumors that are less responsive to chemotherapy (e.g., pancreatic and prostate cancers). The tumor doubling time of metastases…

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Aspirin and Clopidegrol : Perioperative Guidelines

Epomedicine, Nov 27, 2015

The average lifespan of platelets is 7 to 10 days. Aspirin and Clopidegrol inhibits platelets for around 21 days. Hence, when these agents are stopped 7 days before the surgery, it allows 33% regeneration of platelets. Stents and coronary lesions act as unstable plaque until they are completely covered by…

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Pritchard regimen (MgSO4) in PIH

Epomedicine, Aug 29, 2014Oct 14, 2016

Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension (BP > 140/90 mmHg measured 2 times with interval ≥ 6 hours) and proteinuria (urinary excretion of ≥ 0.3 gm protein/24 hour specimen or 1+ in dipstick) after the 20th weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive and non-proteinuric woman. Pre-eclampsia…

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Cephalosporin Pharmacology – Mnemonics

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics, May 16, 2014Jan 3, 2023

Cephalosporins are one of the most widely prescribed antimicrobial drugs. They can be classified into 5 to generations and the medical students often have hard time remembering the names of drugs falling into different generations as the names appear and sound similar. This is a collection of mnemonics from different…

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